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Reet, Petite, and Gone
1947-01-01
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for th
Swing Parade of 1946
1946-03-19
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut
Beware
1946-07-03
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, lo
Jumpin' at the Jubilee
1944-04-17
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
Buzz Me
1945-04-02
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
Down, Down, Down
1943-03-15
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
Ration Blues
1944-05-27
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
Jordan Jive
1944-08-14
Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience
G.I. Jive
1944-03-13
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
The Harlem Renaissance
2004-01-01
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the sou
Old Man Mose
1942-10-10
Soundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
Swingtime Jamboree
1946-01-01
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
Look-Out Sister
1947-03-01
A famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest. While
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993-11-02
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
2000-01-01
This rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s feature
Five Guys Named Moe
1943-01-24
Louis Jordan and band plays "Five Guys Named Moe".
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer
Caldonia
1945-08-01
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Til
Swing Era - Louis Jordan
2003-01-01
One of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues style so
Follow the Boys
1944-05-05
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star